Originally Posted by APC225

Job fairs are always a good idea. You make contacts, you practice your professional interaction, you learn some things about yourself. Sometimes, they directly result in an interview. It did for me.

Airlines don’t choose the "safest" pilots, never have. Just ask hundreds (thousands?) who have failed the Hogan test. They’ve hired their own child, child of a friend, friend of a friend, someone who has the Steve Canyon look (passengers like that), no one over 30 years old, someone who doesn’t wear glasses (until sued under ADA), scabs (to keep the money flowing at all costs, regardless of safety). And, yes, minorities and women. Hopefully though, they always hire "safe" pilots, pilots that are trainable, and pilots whose personalities create the best environment possible for a safe crew operation.